Anti-interfering device.



No. 839,406. PATENTED DEC. 25, 1906. I. 0. MOSHER & J. s. BEATTY.

ANTI-INTERFERING DEVICE.

APPLIUATION FILED 001. 10, 1005.

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Witnesses:

UNITED STATES PATENT @FFTCE.

ISAIAH G. MOSHER AND JOHN SBEATTY, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

ANTI-INTERFERING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Decv 25, 1906.

Application filed October 10, 1905. Serial No. 282,203.

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that we, ISAIAH C. Mosnnn and J OHN S. BEATTY, citizens of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Antilnterfering Device, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to anti-interfering devices for horses.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and thoroughly eflicient form of antiinterfering device which in use will operate to draw the animals legs laterally from each other, thereby to prevent the possiblity of the horse interfering or stumbling and also to assist the horse to lift its feet, thereby materially to increase his speed.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of an anti-interfering device, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate correspond ing parts, Figure 1 is a view in perspective exhibiting the device as applied to one of a pair of shafts and also to a horses foot. Fig. 2 is a perspective detail view of the device. Fig; 3 is a transverse sectional view showing the manner in which the device is held from turning relatively to the shaft.

The device embodies an arm 1, a clip 2, a locking-lever 3, a lever-locking spring 4, and a tension element, (designated generally 5.)

The arm 1 may be made of any suitable material, preferably aluminium, and is provided on its upper face with two bosses 6, upon which bears the locking-spring 4, one terminal of which latter is secured to one of the bosses by a rivet or bolt 7 and its other terminal is upturned at S and is engaged by an eccentric 9 on the locking-lever. The arm is provided on its under side adjacent to the bosses 8 with a head 10, the under face of which is provided with a curved recess 11 of a contour to conform to the shafts. One wall of the head is formed into two cars 12, which are perforated at 13 to receive the terminals of the clip 2, thereby to permit the same to have a swiveled or pivotal connection with the arm. The clip is made, by pref erence, of a resilient metal, such as steel, and

is formed with two shaft-engaging members 14 and with a locking-lever-engaging member 15, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The head is provided with an orifice 16, which is adapted to be engaged by a stud or a pin P, carried by the shaft, thus to hold the arm from any rocking movement relatively thereto.

The end of the arm opposite the head 10 is provided with an orifice 17, which is engaged by one end of a strap 18, preferably of rawhide or leather, the other end of which is engaged by one end of a length of rubber tubing 19, the other end of which tubing has secured to it a snap-hook 20, such as is commonly employed on harness. The lifting element 19, as above stated, is made from rubber tubing, this being preferable on account of its Wearresisting qualities and high elasticity; but it is to be understood that if preferred a coiled spring may be substituted for the rubber, and therefore the term elastic member hereinafter employed is meant to comprehend either rubber or metal. The snap-hook engages with a staple 21, having at one end an eye 22 to be engaged by the snap-hook, and at its other end with atoe 23, that projects at right angles to the length of the staple and is designed to be fitted between the shoe and the horses hoof. A screw or nail is passed through an opening 25 in the staple and serves to hold it firmly secured in position upon the hoof, preferably near the toe and on the outer side thereof.

In applying the device to a shaft the clip and locking-lever are moved to the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3, and the orifice 16 is then caused to engage the pin P, after which the clip and locking-lever are brought to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3, thereby to lock the device securely in position upon a shaft. The snap-hook 20 is then brought into engagement with the staple, and in doing so the elastic member 19 is placed under tension, which will exert a constant lifting force upon the animals foot, and owing to the fact that the free end of the arm projects some distance beyond the shaft the elastic member will exert an outward tension upon the leg, thereby drawing the two hoofs apart and positively precluding interference. When the animal lifts its foot, the elastic element operates to assist in the motion, so that the speed of the animal in racing or running is materially increased.

' The arm 1 is of such length that there will be no contact at any time between the horses leg and the elastic member, whereby chafing or rubbing is obviated.

Having thus described the invention, what i is claimed is A device of the class described comprising an arm provided at one end with a head having a recess in its under face, a resilient clip pivotally connected with the head, a lockinglever carried by the clip and having one end furnished with a cam, a spring carried by the arm and with which the cam engages, and an elastic tension element carried by the arm and provided with means for securing it to a horses hoof.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto afiixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

ISAIAH C. MOSHER. JOHN S. BEATTY.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM A. MACDONALD, THOMAS LLOYD. 

